Comments on: This Is Why I Don’t Speed http://www.bloggingwv.com/this-is-why-i-dont-speed/ (The West Virginia Blogger) Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:48:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Travis http://www.bloggingwv.com/this-is-why-i-dont-speed/#comment-8606 Travis Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:41:21 +0000 http://www.bloggingwv.com/this-is-why-i-dont-speed/#comment-8606 While I applaud you for sticking to your convictions. You just admitted that you were driving a vehicle you should not have been driving, since you couldn't safely see out of the vehicle to operate it properly. I bet if a motorcyclist or somebody in a small car would have understood completely why your bumper was planted in their chest. It was only 4" after all. Much like holding up traffic to prove a point, while your sitting there being all smug about pissing people off to prove a point. You're actually being more dangerous to those around you because of people like the guy who passed you pissed off. He could have caused an accident trying to get by you, but that wouldn't have been your "fault" technically. You still would have some responsibility for your actions. I guess it boils down to, "Do you want to be right? Or do you want to be alive and healthy?" Writing a condescending article about how good of a driver you are and then telling us casually how you couldn't stay in your own lane or maintain the flow of traffic is a bit hypocritical don't you think? While I applaud you for sticking to your convictions. You just admitted that you were driving a vehicle you should not have been driving, since you couldn’t safely see out of the vehicle to operate it properly. I bet if a motorcyclist or somebody in a small car would have understood completely why your bumper was planted in their chest. It was only 4″ after all.

Much like holding up traffic to prove a point, while your sitting there being all smug about pissing people off to prove a point. You’re actually being more dangerous to those around you because of people like the guy who passed you pissed off. He could have caused an accident trying to get by you, but that wouldn’t have been your “fault” technically. You still would have some responsibility for your actions.

I guess it boils down to, “Do you want to be right? Or do you want to be alive and healthy?” Writing a condescending article about how good of a driver you are and then telling us casually how you couldn’t stay in your own lane or maintain the flow of traffic is a bit hypocritical don’t you think?

]]> By: James - Visualized.Feel.Abundance http://www.bloggingwv.com/this-is-why-i-dont-speed/#comment-5657 James - Visualized.Feel.Abundance Sat, 08 Sep 2007 00:02:06 +0000 http://www.bloggingwv.com/this-is-why-i-dont-speed/#comment-5657 Hey Bucky, Nice story you have there. I love that part where you kept your cool and explain your situation. You just showed that your being nice was reciprocated. I respect our local cops and like you I want them around. I believe they don't penalized drivers for no reason at all. And I do love to have speeders put away or at least tamed. Even in Singapore, where traffic rules were well enforced, I do occasionally get a few youngsters dragging their WRX's on the highway around regular traffic as if it was a nascar circuit! And of course, we have our fair share of car wracks that you could not tell what the make of the car was! I am in with you on this road safety issue. Cheers James Hey Bucky,

Nice story you have there. I love that part where you kept your cool and explain your situation. You just showed that your being nice was reciprocated.

I respect our local cops and like you I want them around. I believe they don’t penalized drivers for no reason at all. And I do love to have speeders put away or at least tamed. Even in Singapore, where traffic rules were well enforced, I do occasionally get a few youngsters dragging their WRX’s on the highway around regular traffic as if it was a nascar circuit!

And of course, we have our fair share of car wracks that you could not tell what the make of the car was! I am in with you on this road safety issue.

Cheers
James

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